Public holidays in Kuwait 2024

13 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Kuwait

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
8 February Thursday	Thursday	Isra' and Mi'raj Religious ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
25 February Sunday	Sunday	National Day National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
26 February Monday	Monday	Liberation Day National day يوم التحرير	يوم التحرير
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
12 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
15 June Saturday	Saturday	Day of Arafah Religious يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
17 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
18 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
7 July Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday Religious عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Kuwait (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 8 Feb – Sat 10 Feb · 3 days off
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 20°C (68°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 23 Feb – Mon 26 Feb · 4 days off
National Day, Liberation Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 21°C (70°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 6% of days
Wed 10 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 30°C (86°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 14 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 41°C (106°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 43°C (109°F), low 32°C (90°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 41°C (106°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2024.

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 13 Jun – Sat 22 Jun — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 13 Jun, Wed 19 Jun, Thu 20 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 7 Feb) get 4 days in a rowWed 7 Feb – Sat 10 Feb · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 22 Feb) get 5 days in a rowThu 22 Feb – Mon 26 Feb · National Day, Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 9 Apr) get 5 days in a rowTue 9 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jun) get 6 days in a rowThu 13 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓